Seems like every time we fly the Santa Barbara area, we discover new things. On our Friday flight we were startled by the sheer sandstone bluffs just West of the Bacara resort. Especially this first one!
6655 Sliced Stone
In a less geologically overwhelming part of the world, wouldn’t this be a major tourist attraction? So do “pages” of the stone flake off and crash to the beach all at once? What accounts for that hole punched through many layers in the middle? Does this feature have a name? Just a bit closer to the resort are more cliffs with their own charms.
6657 Sheer Bluffs
I like how the layers have been shaved off by the surf, yet still retain the sharp definition. Presumably at some point all of these layers were horizontal, and over millions of years and countless earthquakes they tilted up almost vertical. Quite a scuplture. Looking back at these pix makes me want to go flying again! 🙂
John & Anne Wiley 
Of course you live in Paradise. You know that. So many locals just do not see it all after it becomes the norm. Here in San Miguel, I think my dogs enjoy the beach more than I do. Of course, they are much younger than I. I just enjoy watching them romp and leap over the sand and rocks.
Comment by Marie Mancilla — 2011/04/01 @ 00:59